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Martin;
I wouldn't worry about one or
two Ebay auctions on 59' parts; all it takes is two or three guys to get auction
fever and the winner, if he pays up, can wind up paying double what something is
worth. On top of that some people enter the wrong bid amount or don't know the
proxy bid system is supposed to work, and the odd unscrupulous seller still
engages in shill bidding. I have seen some items pop up for auction several
times that were supposedly sold, likely for the above
reasons.
The truth being is that most
Imperials use the same rear view mirrors as their lesser Chrysler, DeSoto, and
sometimes Dodge counterparts. You will find that there are other parts that are
interchangable as well.
The best advice that I can give,
and this goes with other things as well, is to buy the most complete and
original car that you can find. Contrary to what many might think this can mean
a number three rated car or a better number four rated car. I also wouldn't
worry about a car that has fancy aftermarket rims, so long as they didn't
mess with the drive train or shave the trim and chuck it out. There is an
online price guide at this address: www.vmrintl.com/cctm/coll_frame.htm
Unlike some price guides that I have seen they base their
values on market research and not a theoretical ideal.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim
parts.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:02
PM
Subject: RE: IML: Actual Current Prices
Of 1959 - 1960 Imperial 4 Door Hardtops
Steve B. thanks for the help. I will follow with the
price guides as well as E Bay. Had no idea the parts were so out of
sight. Many thanks for your insight into pricing and
availability. Marty Karson "Steve B." <imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I'm very interested in buying a 1959 -
1960 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop.
The prices on the
�59 page are getting a bit stale. I will go get a new copy of the
pricing guide and updating the prices for you or you can get one yourself at
most any big book store. Old Car Price Guide is the one to look
for.
I see actual
selling prices all over the place. Watch e-bay and the other on-line
places for a while to get a feel for the prices. My advice would be to
buy the best possible car you can find. �59 and �60 pieces are
extremely rare. NOS is impossible to find or priced out of the
ballpark and repro stuff just doesn�t exist. Lots of pot metal was
used and it is costly to refinish. To give you an idea of prices two
�59 mirrors recently sold on e-bay. Both were NOS and looked to be in
perfect shape. The driver side went over $500 and the passenger side
wasn�t far behind�.
The up side to this
is that people notice the car. My �59 is pretty much a basket
case� Yet I can still take my car to the local show and people will
run past $40k Chevys to come see the old girl with the tattered interior and
tired paint. This always makes up for the scarcity of
parts.
Steve
B.
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